This study examines the motives of employees to engage in work related social media use – i.e. the use of personal social media accounts to communicate about work-related issues. The theory of planned behavior (TPB) was used to explain this behavior. Because social media can enable users to express their …

Among nurses, low back pain is a common musculoskeletal disorder. A significant proportion of back pain episodes can be attributed to events that occur during patient handling activities when nurses are exposed to heavy lifting, awkward back postures, and pushing and/or pulling. In the past years, many …

Glaswol bevat een hoop lucht, door te comprimeren haal je een deel van de lucht er uit. Hierdoor is een kostenverlaging te behalen bij productie, opslag en transport.

Op basis van desk research en interviews met 15 stakeholders (7 professionele zorgverleners, 5 managers/experts in de thuiszorg en 3 cliënten) is inzicht verkregen in zowel de oorzaken van de medicatieproblematiek als ontwerpkansen. Alle inzichten en kansen die in dit document worden gepresenteerd zijn …

OBJECTIVES: Mechanical load during patient handling activities is an important risk factor for low back pain among nursing personnel. The aims of this study were to describe required and actual use of ergonomic devices during patient handling activities and to assess the influence of these ergonomic …

De probleemstelling luidt: "Digitale muziek en de programma's die hierbij komen kijken, zorgen dat muziek minder beleeft wordt. Hoe kan deze beleving, in de huidige wereld van digitale muziek, ontworpen worden?" Vanuit deze vraag is een onderzoek opgezet met potentiële gebruikers, hier is naar verhalen …

AIM: To identify what determinants influence the prevalence and accuracy of nursing diagnosis documentation in clinical practice. BACKGROUND: Nursing diagnoses guide and direct nursing care. They are the foundation for goal setting and provide the basis for interventions. The literature mentions several …

Patient care guidelines are usually implemented one at a time, yet patients are at risk for multiple, often preventable, adverse events simultaneously. This study aimed to test the effect of the SAFE or SORRY? programme on the incidence of three adverse events (pressure ulcers, urinary tract infections …

Objective. To study the prevalence, nature and determinants of aggression among inpatients with acquired brain injury. Background. Patients with acquired brain injury often have difficulty in controlling their aggressive impulses. Design. A prospective observational study design. Methods. By means of …